The Cooper Companies Inc. (COO)

Operating return on assets (Operating ROA)

Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 536,700 533,100 500,900 489,900 526,300 507,600 532,600 492,600 503,100 505,700 477,300 448,700 334,100 311,800 358,300 428,500 546,800 546,600 522,700 496,100
Total assets US$ in thousands 12,032,600 11,658,900 11,697,300 11,539,500 11,561,100 11,492,300 11,552,100 11,778,000 11,662,500 9,606,200 9,610,600 9,013,800 8,921,900 6,737,500 6,748,400 6,510,000 6,548,500 6,274,500 6,172,800 6,203,400
Operating ROA 4.46% 4.57% 4.28% 4.25% 4.55% 4.42% 4.61% 4.18% 4.31% 5.26% 4.97% 4.98% 3.74% 4.63% 5.31% 6.58% 8.35% 8.71% 8.47% 8.00%

January 31, 2024 calculation

Operating ROA = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $536,700K ÷ $12,032,600K
= 4.46%

Operating Return on Assets (Operating ROA) is a key financial ratio that indicates the efficiency of a company in generating earnings from its assets used in operations. The trend analysis of Cooper Companies, Inc.'s Operating ROA reveals fluctuations over the past quarters.

From Q2 2022 to Q1 2023, there was a slight decrease in Operating ROA from 4.61% to 4.55%. However, this was followed by an increase in Q2 2023 to 4.25%, indicating a temporary downturn in asset utilization efficiency. The company then experienced an improvement in Q3 2023 with an Operating ROA of 4.28%, which was further enhanced in Q4 2023 to 4.57%.

Despite the positive trend in the latter half of 2023, Cooper Companies, Inc. saw a slight decline in its Operating ROA in Q1 2024 to 4.46%. Overall, the company has maintained a relatively stable performance in terms of generating earnings from its operating assets, with fluctuations within a narrow range around the 4.5% mark over the analyzed periods.

Further analysis and comparison with industry benchmarks or historical data may provide deeper insights into the company's operational efficiency and asset utilization.


Peer comparison

Jan 31, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Operating ROA
The Cooper Companies Inc.
COO
4.46%
National Vision Holdings Inc
EYE
-2.16%
STAAR Surgical Company
STAA
5.75%